interjection General Slang

no suh

· interjection · boston

Emphatic Boston 'no way!' — answered with 'ya suh!'

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A working-class Boston yelp of disbelief — literally 'no, sir' chewed through the accent until it's one word. Always met with its mirror image: 'ya suh!' Used when someone tells you something so wild you need to verbally check it twice. Pure South Boston / Dorchester cadence.

“She said Pats are trading Mac Jones? No suh! — Ya suh, it's on NESN right now.”
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no suh In A Sentence

She said Pats are trading Mac Jones? No suh! — Ya suh, it's on NESN right now.

Origin & Usage

Phonetic spelling of 'no sir' in the non-rhotic Boston accent.

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